The Enemy of My Enemy

"Pfft."

A faint burst of laughter broke out at the scene.

Several gazes instantly fell on Wang Sha. He hurriedly covered his mouth and retreated behind the Pope.

Venerable Victory over Heaven rubbed her forehead. "You... Miss Li, do you truly understand what kind of people Listeners are? Even during the Yong Dynasty, they were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. Awakening this ability also requires a special opportunity." She looked toward Luo Qingqing. "I would guess that Miss Qing must have encountered hardships ordinary people could never overcome to reach where she is today."

Luo Qingqing lowered her head slightly and did not respond.

Yet her expression had already confirmed the other woman's words.

"Only at the moment one comes into contact with The Gate can they truly learn what they will gain and what price they must pay," Venerable Victory over Heaven continued. "Miss Li, you said that he hears new information every day. That means he experiences extraordinary upheavals every day and pays all kinds of prices. Calling it repeated awakening would not be an exaggeration. Do you truly believe such an extraordinary person exists in this world?"

"Uh..." Li was momentarily left speechless. Xia Fan was certainly strange, but he had never strayed beyond the bounds of humanity. Setting aside his wild ideas, he was actually more like an ordinary person than the sorcerers of the Bureau of Military Affairs. Extraordinary upheavals? Unless necessary, he did not even want to get up before the sun climbed onto the rooftops. If he could sleep another shichen, he would never settle for half of one. Even when he had run all over the Western Pole for Princess Guangping, he had skipped no chance to slack off. If that counted as a price, then the number of